our guys have to be more disciplined and not make the mistakes he did make a whole lot last time. we'll see what kind of adjustments we can make. >> 4:37 first pitch and raiders are hosting jacksonville and we'll have highlights tonight at 5:00. have a great day.

>> and we would love to see your pictures that you take at the tailgate party. like this one. i can e-mail fan photos to ureport at kgo tv.com or share them with us on our facebook page or twitter feed. coming up, one day away for mixed messages on the campaign trail. preparations are in full swing for the last presidential debate. new report finds a big discrepancy between how much wages grew for state workers when compared to the average is californian. nannette miranda has the details straight ahead. es

>> carolyn: welcome back to the race of white house.

latest gallup poll gives him an edge over obama, a little more than two weeks before election day. you know just about every day we see a variety of polls showing one candidate leading, the other trailing. if you really want to go beyond the numbers you might want to handicap the race with some very unscientific indicators. reporter explains. >> one poll shows romney up by six. another shows romney up in a couple battleground states. could the key actually be predicted? >> maybe not the goblin that has show up the door but this measure has been out of the four elections and right now obama mats are out selling them by 30%. a school magazine let's students vote based on the last

elections. voting is over but the results have not been released. >> baseball bats about .600 in picking the winner. it's if american league, a republican will win the white house. but we don't even know which national league team is playing yet. for a couple elections ago, washington redskins had a perfect record. if the team wins the last game before election day, the incumbent wins. would it seem the president may be routing for the skins when they take on the carolina panthers. and finally there is a first lady's big becameoff. a magazine since ha is judged the recipe forces favorite cookies. the bakeoff has predicted four

out of five elections correctly. >> who whose is the best? the smallest one michelle obama won but it's going to be a close election. >> carolyn: and the third and final presidential debate takes place tomorrow at lynn university in florida. it starts at 6:00 p.m. you can watch it live here on abc7. looking beyond tomorrow night ease debate heading into the final two weeks of the campaigns both parties are summing up the key differences between obama's and mitt romney's plans for america. romney is showing strength in the polls but is there enough momentum to close the gap in key swing states? what both candidates say to solidify women voters. former chief of staff, rahm

emanuel and marco rubio took their best shots on abc's "this week" with george stephanopolous. >> after a decade of war both in afghanistan and iraq, most important thing we have to do now is bring american troops home and battle for america's future economically and strengthen america at home. that is the most important to be made. >> what about tax code and regulations. what are we going to do about obamacare impact on companies and people that are losing their coverage and small businesses that are moving to part time status to avoid the impact the healthcare law will have on them. >> will is 16 days left. with so much riding on such a close presidential race, keep it here on abc7 news for complete election coverage. >> in state politics, governor jerry brown is making an urgent push for one measure.

he is doing so as he visits churches on both sides of the bay. around 10:30 he'll be in san francisco for the 160th anniversary service on baptist church on mccallister street. then he is going to visit another church on 66th avenue. yesterday they joined the governor in san francisco showing support for his proposition 30. it would raise taxes on high income households to support schools and education programs. >> i say proposition 30 is about jobs, it's about kid and teachers and they produced the brains and skills that make the jobs of the future possible. >> terry: competing schools spending measure is prop 38. the governor and teachers union are campaigning against another measure, prop 32 which they say will limit teachers

participation in the political process. if you work for the state of california, recession may not have hurt you too badly, not in terms of your salary. a new study reveals state employees have fared much better in the paycheck department than workers in the private sector. nannette miranda reports from sack to. >> a new center for government analysis shows a big discrepancy in paychecks. when you compare state workers versus californians on a per capita basis. including pensions were roughly $56,000 a year back in 2005. it judged to $80,000 five years later. a difference of 23%. for the rest of californians, personal per capp that income was almost $39,000 a year, increasing to more than $42,000. a jump of only 10% during the same time period. the taxpayers foundation called

the numbers a dangerous compensation trend. >> it's demonstrating how california misspent money. state employees have received compensation increases not found in the private sector. that is one of the reasons we find ourselves in deficit situations. >> the report concluded had the public sector grew at the same rate, the state of california would have saved $2.1 billion enough to add 231,000 teachers. >> they say they pointed out per capita income which includes every californians yan people including people not working and highly paid university executives. they also say the average stated worker has taken numerous pay cuts, purchase lows and pension reductions since the

schwarzenegger administration. >> it's tax credits that the state of california provided to corporations who do not pay taxes in the state because they set up a company in reno. that is the pro problem. >> up next, parking problems, do you ever get one of these about parking are pretty common in san francisco where space is limited. now there is a high-tech way to get your point across. >> and here is a live look from mount tam. it's going to be cooler today with rain on the way. our meteorologist lisa argen will have your forecast in just a few minutes.

>> carolyn: have you ever found a nasty note on your car. you will want to watch this story. innovative san franciscans have come up with a more civilized way to tell your neighbors about their imperfect parking job. here is reporter jonathan bloom to explain what it is all about.

>> the streets of san francisco, drivers park bumper-to-bumper dodging street cleaning signs and yellow zones and blue zones. >> to own a car in this town, it's a challenge to drive, to park and to keep your cool. >> when nbs lose their cool, that is when she says she starts finding nasty notes on the windshield. >> next time you park, please make sure you don't block a driveway. >> any idiot could have gotten out of that garage. >> pass i have to aggressive parking notes. you could argue these are the nice neighbors but not so nice ones will call the parking patrol. >> please don't tell me, give me a call. >> now she has something else on her car. if you walk down the avenue you will see dozens of cars that have a logo.

>> it indicates to the neighbors that they are part of the network. just punch in the license plate number and you can send a message to the car's owner. >> we are trying to solve that problem. how do you communicate someone you don't know but you know the car is there. >> we live in age of smart phones, it's a little bit old-fashioned. you interact by sending text messages and it will work on any phone. >> we're trying to say a week ago, it was the first neighbor to neighbor curb text to let them know the car was out to get ticketed. >> 300 people have already registered. they are giving away the stickers at local coffee shops hoping neighbors will look after one another instead of writing nasty notes. >> carolyn: our weather is not nasty but meteorologist lisa argen is here to tell you that

it is changing. >> that's right. it's going to feel like autumn maybe went. high clouds spreading over san francisco. temperatures are in the 50s. it's early for such a strong system. i'll tell you what too expect. >> carolyn: also ahead. all but vanished from local waterways and now they are back. the remarkable return to river otters. >> and broadening its horizons. efforts to prove it's not just a job hunting site.

>> carolyn: good news about the environment this morning. river otters had almost completely vanished from the bay area but now they are making a comeback. dan ashley has this morning's assignment 7 report. >> 7:00 a.m. in the marin headlands, perfect time for a

family swim. this is lagoon where volunteers are looking on the ters. >> so far i've seen them every time i've been out here. >> they need fresh water to survive they do go into salt water occasionally. river otters used to live in every creek in the bay area but they disappeared. >> because of hunting and trapping but because a lot of watersheds were in terrible disrepair. >> reporter: this map shows the known otter territory in 1995. noticed almost no otters in the bay area. years of work to clean waterways appear to be paying off. on the ters are back. >> all on the ters look really healthy. >> she is a naturalist who helped launch the project. >> it turns out there is almost nothing known about their populations or ranges.

>> she and other volunteers are combing the bay area looking for evidence to add to local otter science. >> there a little tail going in there. >> they post photos on website and interactive map shows the locations of more than 150 otters spotted around the bay area in the last year. on the ter ecology project set up motion activated cameras to catch otters in action when people aren't around during the day and at night. they spend quite a bit of time on land. they like to play, but they are not always good at sharing. one volunteer caught this video of an otter stealing a fish. cute as these animals are, they have a strong bite. don't get too close to them. even so for people who do this otter stalking get hooblgd on it. >> i can't help it. they are really cool. >> a biology research and otter

keeper at zoo and andrea workers with the otters at the oakland zoo. they get paid to take care on the ters in captivity they choose to spend their time searching for wild otters. >> this is exactly what i was interested in but i didn't have the means or ability to do it on my own. >> with a small amount of training anyone can join the team. they search for clues indicating how the animals use their habitat. otters have big webbed feet. >> come closer, you can see a perfect animal trail going up there. if you were able to be an animal and scoot through hole and up the hill you would find a whole bunch of trails like this. >> there are probably several animals using this hillside. beare looking on the ter poop.

>> team collects it for genetic analysis. they document where they found it and take photos. they got a name for this activity. it's not always glamorous but it is fun. they hope the research and sign of healthy otters will encourage people to protect them. dan ashley, "abc 7 news". >> carolyn: river otter ecology project is looking for more otter spotters. head to their website. we have a link at abc7news.com under see it on tv. looking at all that vegetation reminds me that lisa argen has been telling you to clear out the gutters. get rid of that stuff because the rain is coming. >> it's been a long while. winds are going to pick up as well with the cold front. as we head outside tomorrow, a lot of clouds. you are looking at mount diablo

from vollmer peak. clouds will continue to thicken. live doppler 7-hd. there you see the sweep on top of mount st. helena. it will be picking up moisture in the next 12 hours or so as the system develops to the north of us. actual frontal passage will be coming through. unfortunately for your monday morning commute. mid 50s for san francisco and oakland. still cool numbers, los gatos and san jose, nine degrees cooler this morning. also north end of the bay, it's been a chilly start for santa rosa. mostly cloudy conditions and clouds will thicken throughout the day. rain and wind arrive tomorrow but a few light sprinkles throughout the evening hours. upper-level low, once it moves to the north around east it's going to stay there for the next several days.

that is going to spin in a little bit more rainfall tuesday into wednesday. we will call it cool and unsettled with the biggest punch most precipitation coming in tomorrow morning. then just a little bit more widely scattered throughout the latter part of the day on monday and tuesday. few showers are possible later on this evening but there is main frontal band. you notice not until about 6:00, 7:00 passes through the north bay. it will take 9:00 to sewing, maybe trace amounts or quarter of an inch at the most in the south bay. elsewhere, half inch to three-quarters of an inch. today we're dry and breezy south winds up to 15 miles an hour. just typical sea breeze right now but with the front we could see them gust to over 30 miles an hour. notice the narrow temperature range from low to mid 60s

coastside to upper 60s to around 70 today. right now, sunshine around monterey and 65 a little bit later on. we are looking at a cloudier day today. at&t park, mid 60s and winds will be typical. it will be cool. bundle up. numbers will drop to the upper 50s and tomorrow it will feel like winter as temperatures barely in the 60s. it's going to be a rainy start and midday and scattered showers monday, chance tuesday and wednesday and then we're looking at drier and warmer conditions for the rest of the week. >> carolyn: don't you mess up those giants. >> no. >> a social media is playing a big role this election season. one of the players is mountain view based linked and technology

reported david louie shows us. >> it's a different kind of social media site because it focuses on job seekers and professional development. while facebook may have one billion users, they have $157 million with two new members added every second. over the past year and a half they have been focusing on simplifying service, helping career growth and making a place to visit every day. >> every day i see what is being shared by my network and ceo. it's really efficient and helps me better at what i do. >> they can find articles relative to the members company and industry. will is limited time to be online. many members are called couch users looking in early in the morning or and then at night. >> they say we want people to not spend a lot of time on but

get what they need. >> sometimes politics can be an important information source. they have thought about that as well. a group of 100 most influential people including the presidential candidates. >> the here they targeted the business people that may be more concerned about job creation. president obama has 300,000 followers on the network. a daily news feed aggregate articles to groups joined or an industry. it can be customized that can provide useful articles for a career switch. >> in mountain view, david louie abc-7 news. >> coming up next. another new stadium to break ground.

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>> carolyn: yes, we have the winning numbers from the super lotto plus, 20, 22, 26, 27, 43 and mega number was 16 and no oneñç got all six numbers. wednesday night's jackpot is estimated at $12 million. hundreds of people turned out for the 29th annual leap sand castle contest. it was held at ocean beach yesterday. since 1983 the contest has raised money for arts education in the bay area. pulling in more than $200,000 last year alone. yesterday teams of third graders from all over the bay area competed to see who could transform their dreams into designs. this year best in show prize awarded to garfield elementary

school in city's telegraph hill north beach area. >> san jose earthquakes hope their fans will help them set a new world record this morning. the team and fans think they can break the record for the number of people taking part in a groundbreaking. the earthquakes will break ground for their new stadium at 11:30 this morning. current record stands at 4,532 people. the earthquakes are encouraging fans to bring their own shovels so they can carve out a new spot for the world records. they need over 4,000 people. this comes as the earthquakes just clinched home field advantage for the playoffs. no rain to turn that ground into mud. >> and tomorrow afternoon it will be happening. today we are dry but we have a cold front bringing pretty good rain through the early afternoon. especially in the north bay, half an inch to three-quarters

of an inch. maybe a quarter of an inch in the south bay. it fizzles around the south bay and scattered showers, chance wednesday, sunny and warmer and drier the rest of the week. >> carolyn: that is going to do it for us. thanks for joining us on sunday morning news. i'm carolyn tyler along with lisa argen. we want to remind you about our exclusive alarm clock app for the iphone. download it for free and wake up to the latest headlines and weather. have a great day everyone!